Habs Daily: Top Canadiens Players, Hutson Keeps Busy, Fowler

Here are the Montreal Canadiens news items, highlights, and stories you may have missed on Wednesday.

Montreal Canadiens News

We’re two-thirds into the 2024-25 season, which means it’s time to take a look at where the Montreal Canadiens are improving, as well as regressing, while identifying which players are helping or hurting the cause in every specific metric. [Canadiens Stats: Top 5 & Bottom 5 Players In Important Statistics]

Rookie Lane Hutson is keeping busy during the 4 Nations Faceoff, spending time with the Boston University Terriers, his former NCAA club. Hutson spent two years with the Terriers, racking up an impressive 97 points in just 77 games.

Lane Hutson has been skating with his former college teammates at BU during the 4 Nations NHL break pic.twitter.com/wopTe5vzj0

— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) February 12, 2025

Speaking of Hutson, he received praise from one of the best defencemen in the league, fellow American and Norris Trophy winner Adam Fox.

“The talent & the skills are just through the roof…to do what he’s doing as a rookie is impressive.”

– NYR & Team USA 🇺🇸 defenseman Adam Fox on Lane Hutson pic.twitter.com/xguWcRjwn8

— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) February 12, 2025

Team Canada beat Team Sweden 4-3 at the opening game of the 4 Nations Faceoff, with Mitch Marner scoring the overtime game-winner. If you were wondering, Jordan Binnington was average during throughout the game, making 23 saves on 26 shots, but he was excellent once the game went to overtime.

It remains to be seen whether Samuel Montembeault will get a kick at the can, but Canada’s next game is set for Saturday versus Team USA.

MITCHELLYY MARNER!!! 🪄🍁 pic.twitter.com/5GS4wQMj8i

— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) February 13, 2025

Yesterday, Scott Wheeler named Ivan Demidov the top drafted prospect in the world. Today he followed it up by naming another Habs prospect among the best young netminders. Boston College starter Jacob Fowler is second on Wheeler’s list.

The Athletic’s Scott Wheeler has named Jacob Fowler #2 in his Top 20 Drafted Goalie Prospects Ranking.

“He’s got a legitimate shot not just to be an NHL goaltender but to be a top one…”

👇👇👇 pic.twitter.com/mYofnhbGc3

— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) February 12, 2025

National Hockey Now Network

Jesse Puljujarvi knows he lost a good chunk of change by requesting a mutual contract termination from the Pittsburgh Penguins last week. Still, he didn’t care. [Pittsburgh Penguins]

On the morning his charitable foundation opened what is believed to be the first public synthetic ice rink in Florida, the city of Lauderdale Lakes declared Wednesday to be ‘Anthony Duclair Day.’ [Florida Panthers]

This season has been full of uncertainty for the Boston Bruins from the very beginning. [Boston Bruins]